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even thoughconomic activit isslowed it's nowhereear the negative growth in america and europe. >> lehrer: and jeffrey brow presents images of e great epression through the lens o photographer dorothelange. >she developed an derstanding that you would have much more wer in the photograp because she features people. major funding for t newshour with jim lehrer is proved by: >> what theorld needs now is energy. the energy tget the economy humming again. the energto tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energcame from an ener company? everday, chevron invests $62 million in people, in ide-- seeking, teaching, buding. fueling growth arod the world to mo us all ahead. this is the power of han energy. chevron. >> e are intel, sponsors of tomorrow. >> andy wells fargo advisors. together, we'll go fa bnsf railway. a by toyota. and monsanto. the national sence foundation. supporting educati and search across all fields of science and engeering. and with the ongoing supportf these institutns and foundation and... this program was ma possible by the corporation r public broadcasting. a
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i think itas a great statent th he made that heas investing in america. and'm certnly anamerican patriot. but i... i'm t sure that amica's not going to have to pathe price of threeo five years of relatively sluggish g.d.p. growth for ts housing bubblend then forhe wealth destruction that occurred. so i'm not cvinced that was th best place for him to put money. but i admire his motivesnd his statement. >> rose: ifou talk to warren buffett, he will tell you his expertise is price not timing. which is yours? >> in the modern wod, running a hedge fund, you've got to be able tdo more than just say th it's a good value. there's got toe some kind of... sothing's going to happen that's going t make the marketocus on thatalue or that's going tbe se cnge that enhances that value. >> rose: how do you look at this world different toy than you di15 years ago? >> i don't think i look at it any differtly. >> rose: that's m point. therinciples arehe same? >> yeah. but we're more internatiol investors than we ever were15 years ago. >> rose: but the analytical skills that
i think itas a great statent th he made that heas investing in america. and'm certnly anamerican patriot. but i... i'm t sure that amica's not going to have to pathe price of threeo five years of relatively sluggish g.d.p. growth for ts housing bubblend then forhe wealth destruction that occurred. so i'm not cvinced that was th best place for him to put money. but i admire his motivesnd his statement. >> rose: ifou talk to warren buffett, he will tell you his expertise is price not...
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ve warm welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast opbs in america a around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for yo-- a new power struggle. -- new power struggle. the fight for e right to affordable eney. queen elizabeth commemorates 400 years of britissettlement. >> it is e that constant, and that is the most famous outdoor clothing -- bermudahorts and long socks. >> hello to you. here in london, the long-awaited inquynto the iraq war is under way. on the first day of evidence, influentl figures from the american governmt spoke on topics. british officials,oo, consideredhe optionn a ecret document. the man in charge of the hearin says he will try to provide defitiv answers for why the war stted. we have this. >> outside the inquiry, the message was a stark one. ptesters dressed as brow blair, and bush three leaders portrayed with blood on their hand some said this should nt a whitewash. hers are seeking answers. the inquiry started quietly. the men sat on inilence for a few mments in memoryof those who lost their lives. and then these pledges forgiven
ve warm welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast opbs in america a around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for yo-- a new power struggle. -- new power struggle. the fight for e right to affordable eney. queen elizabeth commemorates 400 years of britissettlement. >> it is e that constant, and that is the most famous outdoor clothing -- bermudahorts and long socks. >> hello to you. here in london, the long-awaited inquynto the iraq war is under way. on the...
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g.eterson foundation, dedicated promoting fisc responsibility anaddressing key economic challengesacing america's fure. and adtional funding is provided by the followin supporters -- >>> good evening. i'm martin savidge. thank you for joining us. >>by ely nexteek after months of deliberatio it appears wewill kw just h president obamintends to move forward with the war afghanistan. ready the outlines of h plan are emeing. at we are lrning is that e president ll call for just over ,000 additional american troops, which would bring the tol to about 100,000. but the commitment will not be open ended, as white house press secretary rert gibbs put it. is not just how we get people there, bs what the strategy for getting them out. in night's "ad focus" we'll discuss that rategy. we beginith the details that are coming out about the president's plan. today at a news conference with the prime minisr of india, prident obama confirmed he's made hisecision on afghanistan. >> after eigyears, some of those years in which we did not ve, i think, eher the resourceor thetrategy to get the job done, it is my inten
g.eterson foundation, dedicated promoting fisc responsibility anaddressing key economic challengesacing america's fure. and adtional funding is provided by the followin supporters -- >>> good evening. i'm martin savidge. thank you for joining us. >>by ely nexteek after months of deliberatio it appears wewill kw just h president obamintends to move forward with the war afghanistan. ready the outlines of h plan are emeing. at we are lrning is that e president ll call for just over...
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i think it w a great statemt thate made that he w investing in america. and i certaiy an erican patriot. but i... i'm no sure that amera's not going to haveo pay e price of three t five years of relatively sluggish g.d.p. growth for thi housing bubble a then for t wealth destruction that's occurred. 'm not connced that was the best placefor him to put money. but i admire his motives a his statement. >> rose: if y talk to warren buffett, he will tell you his pertise is priceot timing. which is yours? >> in the modern worl, running a hedge fund, you'veot to be able to more than just say thatt's a good value. there's got to bsome kind of... someing's going to happen that's going to make the market fus on that vue or that's going to som chae that enhances tt value. >> rose: how doou look at this world differentoday than you did 15 years ago? >> i don't think i lk at it any dierently. >> rose: that's my point. the pnciples are t same? >> yeah. but we're more internationa investors than we ever were 15 years ago. >> rose:ut the analytal skills that youring, the
i think it w a great statemt thate made that he w investing in america. and i certaiy an erican patriot. but i... i'm no sure that amera's not going to haveo pay e price of three t five years of relatively sluggish g.d.p. growth for thi housing bubble a then for t wealth destruction that's occurred. 'm not connced that was the best placefor him to put money. but i admire his motives a his statement. >> rose: if y talk to warren buffett, he will tell you his pertise is priceot timing....
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there is a double standard sometimeseing a female, especially african-america female, from being a male athlete oromeone like that. also, i think the athleticism, i totally agree. they say i a great athlete, ich im, but i alsotarted just. -- t i also strateging. but i also stratagem aegize. tavis: lookg at you where you were now in juxtaping from where you came, what you make of allhat you have been blessed to do? there is been a lotof hard work, but what you makef where u are n and where you stted? >> a feel like now i am just moving more and to myse, lookingore inside of me. when i started, i was really juhoping. i wanted to be number e, i wanted to win grand slams, i wanted to do a, b, c, d. now i have done a lot of stu. i sll want to do more. i feel li now it is about chasing records,as opposed to trying to pve myself that i can play. even though im the younger sier. tavis: one of the things i have come to appreciate, and i know thisatchingou and i have been blessed with this in my own life, but i wonr sometim how much more, how much better the lives of afrin-american youth would be
there is a double standard sometimeseing a female, especially african-america female, from being a male athlete oromeone like that. also, i think the athleticism, i totally agree. they say i a great athlete, ich im, but i alsotarted just. -- t i also strateging. but i also stratagem aegize. tavis: lookg at you where you were now in juxtaping from where you came, what you make of allhat you have been blessed to do? there is been a lotof hard work, but what you makef where u are n and where you...
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soaking america's rich? caller: so your callers have made statements that these taxes need to be reduced. what they need to spend time with is the historical time of the highest income tax rate paid by the richest of the ridge. there are a couple of things that are very interesting about it. 35% is the highest marginal rate. looking at world war ii one, it goes from single digits, where they were looking for a 70%, it dropped down into the 1920's. then they find themselves in world war ii with a top marginal rate for most of the war years. basically it has settled into the 1990's and 1970's for ronald reagan, where it was 60% higher for those terms. to talk about raising taxes to under the 39% that they were during the clinton time, which was a huge boom, i do not think that that is unreasonable. people have to look at these numbers instead of fantasizing about how unfair that taxes are. they will get some perspective. host: thank you for the call. from twitter -- the rich pay the taxes because they have the
soaking america's rich? caller: so your callers have made statements that these taxes need to be reduced. what they need to spend time with is the historical time of the highest income tax rate paid by the richest of the ridge. there are a couple of things that are very interesting about it. 35% is the highest marginal rate. looking at world war ii one, it goes from single digits, where they were looking for a 70%, it dropped down into the 1920's. then they find themselves in world war ii with...
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with rural america. after that, lewis morris talks about fraud and waste in medicare and medicaid. later, ashley tallis of the carnegie endowment for international peace on the visit to the u.s. "washington journal" begins every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. later in the morning, president obama and prime minister singh will hold a joint news conference. live coverage of the news conference begins at 11:35 a.m. eastern. >> coming up, three specials on the three iconic homes of the american government. beginning thursday night at 8:00 eastern, the supreme court. then friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the white house. inside america's most famous home. beyond the velvet ropes, the public tour, our visit shows the
with rural america. after that, lewis morris talks about fraud and waste in medicare and medicaid. later, ashley tallis of the carnegie endowment for international peace on the visit to the u.s. "washington journal" begins every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. later in the morning, president obama and prime minister singh will hold a joint news conference. live coverage of the news conference begins at 11:35 a.m. eastern. >> coming up, three specials on the three iconic homes of...
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god bless america. god bless india. [applause] >> president obama welcoming indian prime minister singh to the white house. that is scheduled for 11:35 a.m. eastern. and we will have that for you live on c-span. >> and more coverage tonight. >> thanksgiving day on c-span at 10 eastern bill clinton is on hand to present steven spielberg with this year's liberty medal from the national constitution center. also stanley greenberg and part of a panel assessing the obama presidency, and from the jfk library and museum nick burns and lesley gill on terrorism and nuclear weapons. at five, hip-hop artist and actor ludicrous on youth mentoring. coming this thanksgiving on c-span american icon, three nights of c-span or regional documentaries on the iconic homes of the three branches of american government. beginning thursday night at eight eastern, the supreme court, home to america's highest court review of the exquisite detail through the eyes of supreme court justices. then friday at 8 p.m. eastern the white house, inside ame
god bless america. god bless india. [applause] >> president obama welcoming indian prime minister singh to the white house. that is scheduled for 11:35 a.m. eastern. and we will have that for you live on c-span. >> and more coverage tonight. >> thanksgiving day on c-span at 10 eastern bill clinton is on hand to present steven spielberg with this year's liberty medal from the national constitution center. also stanley greenberg and part of a panel assessing the obama...
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inside america's most famous home. beyond the velvet ropes of public tours, our visit shows the grand public places as well as those rarely seen spaces. and saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the capitol. the history, art, and architecture of one of america's most symbolic structures. american icons, three memorable nights. thursday, friday, and saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. and get your own copy of american icons, a three disk d.v.d. set, $24.95 plus shipping and handling. order online at c-span.org /store. >> tonight president obama holds his first state dinner. first lady michelle obama gave a preview of tonight's festivities in honor of the indian prime minister. this is 35 minutes. >> good afternoon. hello, how is everyone? today is such a big day for this administration and i know it is a moment that all of you have been anxiously awaiting to be able to see what the event is going to look like this evening. and also to hear a little bit about the history of state dinners. one of the groups that i want to w
inside america's most famous home. beyond the velvet ropes of public tours, our visit shows the grand public places as well as those rarely seen spaces. and saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the capitol. the history, art, and architecture of one of america's most symbolic structures. american icons, three memorable nights. thursday, friday, and saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. and get your own copy of american icons, a three disk d.v.d. set, $24.95 plus shipping and handling. order online...
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in america, well, then how do you explain all this? chevy malibu, cobalt, silverado, and the all-new equinox. compare them to anyone. may the best car win. ♪ [ female announcer ] today's health care system is leaving countless americans stranded. that's why aarp is fighting to put people first, not insurance companies. to protect medicare and keep drug costs down. and to ensure that no one is denied coverage due to age or health. because at aarp, we believe your health is worth fighting for. ♪ it doesn't cover everything. >> larry: ann coulter, would you like sarah palin to be your next candidate for the presidency? >> perhaps. i'm not -- >> larry: fair enough. >> i'm not coming out for anyone. i'd at least like the person to have declared. >> larry: i mean, do you like her enough to think she would hold the highest office. >> i like her but i like a lot of republicans and as my answer suggested, i don't know that she even wants to run for president. >> larry: al, what do you make of this phenomena that is the former governor of al
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that's what we do in america. what's wrong with that? >> well, i guess because i disagree with the second word of your question, which was the crime. it was not a crime. it was an act of war. these were enemy combatants. khalid shaikh mohammed was not in new york. he was captured on foreign soil where he plotted the attack of 9/11, both in new york and in washington. and as it turns out, in pennsylvania. this is the first time an enemy combatant has been given a civilian trial, an o.j. trial. from what eric holder himself says, it is a show trial. he was asked what happens if khalid shaikh mohammed is acquitted? he says, we may detain him as an enemy combatant anyway. if he is an enemy combatant, he should be in the military tribunal that obama shut down and held in abeyance for eight months. >> larry: al, what do you think? >> we had three terrorist trials in new york. under the republicans' administration. they took a much different posture. i think that the -- clearly this was a crime. clearly it was done in new york. i think clearly
that's what we do in america. what's wrong with that? >> well, i guess because i disagree with the second word of your question, which was the crime. it was not a crime. it was an act of war. these were enemy combatants. khalid shaikh mohammed was not in new york. he was captured on foreign soil where he plotted the attack of 9/11, both in new york and in washington. and as it turns out, in pennsylvania. this is the first time an enemy combatant has been given a civilian trial, an o.j....
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he is one of the finest pollsters in america today. one of the finest pollsters in the democratic party. and his democracy corps puts out some of the most terrific survey research. for us in the outside to see the very finest quality survey research and for tax reasons, you have to put it out there pretty much. you are looking over the shoulder of some of the best political lines in the business. if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery there is -- a republican think tank. you have to go around the world and talk to the world leaders that stan has pulled four. he headed up the team that elected bill clinton to the presidency. if you were going to describe on the republican polling side sort of nordstrom's and bloomingdale's put together. so they are huge but enormously high quality and also, some of the -- when i call any of the partners there, i am getting the straight scoop. they see so much data that they are going to see something before almost anybody else because they are pulling some of places. just fabulous work. and newl
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coming up this hour, the federal government's relation with rural america. after that, the health and human services department talks about medicare and medicaid and later,
coming up this hour, the federal government's relation with rural america. after that, the health and human services department talks about medicare and medicaid and later,
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inside america's most famous home. beyond the velvet ropes of public tours, our visit shows the grand public places as well as those rarely-seep space. -- seen spaces. and saturday at # p.m. eastern, the capitol, one of america's most symbolic structures. american icons, three memorable nights thursday, friday, and saturday at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span. and get your own copy of american icons, a three-disc dvd set. it's $24.95 plus shipping and handling. order online. >> now an event with john limbert, the newly appointed deputy assistant of state for iran. he was held hostage from 1979-1981. from the middle east institute in washington, this is just over an hour. >> quite an overflow crowd. this is all, i guess it's not unexpected, but i'll tell you the background to this invitation which is rather ironic. gives me great pleasure to introduce ambassador john limbert today, and he's here to discuss his very timely book, "negotiating with iran: wrestling with the ghosts of history," it'll be on sale downstairs after the
inside america's most famous home. beyond the velvet ropes of public tours, our visit shows the grand public places as well as those rarely-seep space. -- seen spaces. and saturday at # p.m. eastern, the capitol, one of america's most symbolic structures. american icons, three memorable nights thursday, friday, and saturday at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span. and get your own copy of american icons, a three-disc dvd set. it's $24.95 plus shipping and handling. order online. >> now an event with...
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they will go to central america -- the narco-traffickers. if you are in europe, i would be concerned about that -- the mediterranean. part of this is opportunity. we hope, coming out of the financial crisis, were well sources of growth, from? we are talking about 1 billion hungry people. we are talking about kids who do not get nutrition. what capabilities, inventions, possibilities might those people bring? i do not only look at the risks. >> i apologize. we have come to the end of our allotted time. if any of the panelists would like 30 seconds for any last word? >> if i could -- i want to emphasize the nutrition point and demonstrate one last synergy. this is a product we developed in india made with local produce. it is a power-packed sweet much like, humus. a parent can rip off the corner, squeeze this into a child's mouth and it will give them all the nutrition they need. made with local produce. you do not need to add water or it does not need to be refrigerated. there are no nutritional services to the bottom billion. there are no to
they will go to central america -- the narco-traffickers. if you are in europe, i would be concerned about that -- the mediterranean. part of this is opportunity. we hope, coming out of the financial crisis, were well sources of growth, from? we are talking about 1 billion hungry people. we are talking about kids who do not get nutrition. what capabilities, inventions, possibilities might those people bring? i do not only look at the risks. >> i apologize. we have come to the end of our...
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not just in america but around the world. we can always use more, but let us recommit ourselves to what we have now. more of our energy and resources need to be spent on this crisis which could save more lives. the other day, someone asked me why i keep doing this work and why we worked so hard every day. it is to complete our mission. we are more confidence and more determined for victory. victims were hidden away in shadows and hopelessness for a cure for treatment was never to be found. many have raised money and funded new institutions, people exhibit did extraordinary amounts of leadership in collaborating with a sense of emergency. i am not talking about cancer but polio. on the day in 1955 when i was a little girl and the polio vaccine was announced in my home town, the factories stopped, schools closed, and parents and teachers wept in a moment of silence as if a war had ended. indeed it had. years later, some understood and said if we are too soft and eradicate disease, we must cooperate in lead. the diseases are dif
not just in america but around the world. we can always use more, but let us recommit ourselves to what we have now. more of our energy and resources need to be spent on this crisis which could save more lives. the other day, someone asked me why i keep doing this work and why we worked so hard every day. it is to complete our mission. we are more confidence and more determined for victory. victims were hidden away in shadows and hopelessness for a cure for treatment was never to be found. many...
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inside america's most famous home. beyond the velvet ropes, the public tour, our visit shows the grand public places as well as those rarely seen spaces. and friday, the capitol. the history, art, and architecture of one of the most symbolic structures. three memorable night, thursday, friday, and saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. get your own copy of "american icons" a three-disk d.v.d. set, $24.95 plus shipping and handling. order online at c-span.org/store. >> a task force recently recommended against annual mammography screening for women under 40 years old. nancy brinker talks about that and her battle with breast cancer. >> welcome to the national press club. i'm president of the national press club. we're the world's leading professional organization for journalists and we're committed to a future of journalism by providing informative programming and journalism education and fostering a free press worldwide. for more information about the national press club, please visit our website at www.press.org. on
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>> voice of america. mr. ambassador could the negotiation between tehran and washington, do you think the subject of human rights should be included? >> my name is wrong with washington tv. your talk discussed bilateral relations however talks of the multilateral for many years, number one. number two their actors that have the interest in the results of negotiations that are not part of it, namely israel and the arab world so how the factor that into this world? >> yes, i would also like to ask about iran's role in the region particularly with respect to afghanistan both positive and negative mac and how does that factor into any negotiations and is that something that can be used in the negotiations? >> okay. let's see how we do this. it gets that-- the question you asked about sunni-shia issues, it seems to me to get back to this pendulum swing we talked about between state and cause, and which one prevailed. it is very clear to me that the priority for the islamic republic in the last 30 years has been it
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the one america has counted on for over 80 years. the kind you can put in any make or model. - get it? - got it. - good. let's go, sparky. - okay. announcer: when it comes to antifreeze... your inner car guy knows only prestone is prestone. - nice. - look here. >>> welcome to the beautiful u.s. virgin islands. we are here in st. thomas for the tenth annual paradise jam basketball tournament. today we wanted to get a look at what these guys can do off of the court. we'll hang out with the st. joseph's men's basketball team and do a little snorkeling and see what they can do in the water. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that's my last game. you can get that. >> hi, my name's peter baker and i'm the captain. i've been here in the virgin islands here for 23 years. i've been captain for about 20 years. >> i'm darren and my teammate with st. joe's. it's my first time-out here on the boat in the ocean. i've had a great time and a great experience. >> paradise, man. >> paradise. >> swim with the sharks, man. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> derek williamson, i'm a guard. >> i
the one america has counted on for over 80 years. the kind you can put in any make or model. - get it? - got it. - good. let's go, sparky. - okay. announcer: when it comes to antifreeze... your inner car guy knows only prestone is prestone. - nice. - look here. >>> welcome to the beautiful u.s. virgin islands. we are here in st. thomas for the tenth annual paradise jam basketball tournament. today we wanted to get a look at what these guys can do off of the court. we'll hang out with...
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eastern, the white house, inside america's most famous home. beyond the bill their robes, our visit shows the public places as well as those rarely seen spaces. saturday, the capital. the history, art, and architecture of one of america's most symbolic structures. three memorable nights, out thursday, friday, and saturday at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. this set is $24.95. order online. >> a look at next year's congressional election and the 2012 presidential campaign. we will hear from republican and democratic strategists. this is about an hour and 10 minutes. >> i -- i like to give everyone an insight into what is going on here. i give credit to julia reed who deck of this quote for book she wrote which is an excellent book. she is quoting from 1877. "the city has been buried under taxes and fraud and mal administration. when i write about it as i intend to do soon, no one will believe i am telling the truth. it is better to live here in sackcloth and ashes than to own the entire state of ohio." [laughter] my apologies to ohio. he sums up the way --
eastern, the white house, inside america's most famous home. beyond the bill their robes, our visit shows the public places as well as those rarely seen spaces. saturday, the capital. the history, art, and architecture of one of america's most symbolic structures. three memorable nights, out thursday, friday, and saturday at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. this set is $24.95. order online. >> a look at next year's congressional election and the 2012 presidential campaign. we will hear from...
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inside america's most famous home, beyond the velvet ropes of public tours. our position as the grand public places as well as those releasing spaces. and saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the capital, the history, arts, and architecture of one of america's most symbolic structures. american icons, three memorable nights, thursday, friday, and saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. get your own copy of american icons. a three disc cd set. order online at c-span.org/store. >> the brookings institute hosted a discussion on the fiscal state of u.s. cities. speakers include a number of city mayors and jared bernstein, chief economist and vice president joe biden. this is almost three hours. >> i'm here today to have a very timely for them on the fiscal challenges of facing cities and metropolitan areas in the united states. and the implications for the economic recovery. as many of you know, of the standing contention of our program at berkeley and is that we are a metropolitan nation, that the national economy as a central makeup of a network of metropolitan econ
inside america's most famous home, beyond the velvet ropes of public tours. our position as the grand public places as well as those releasing spaces. and saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the capital, the history, arts, and architecture of one of america's most symbolic structures. american icons, three memorable nights, thursday, friday, and saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. get your own copy of american icons. a three disc cd set. order online at c-span.org/store. >> the brookings...
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these young people have so much to give america that we must do that now. mr. chairman, i count myself as part of a friend of this great sport. i am from texas, and boy, are we waited to you but we want our young people to be able to live in a good quality of life, comeback after the nfl and share their stories, fighting against youth violence and unforgiving in touch with both of your offices on this issue. you have been very kind. i yield back. >> thank you. the chair recognizes the distinguished gentleman from california. >> thank you, mr. chairman. let's not fool ourselves. football is controlled violence. that's the nature of the game. you don't have to play in nfl to get her. i have five knee surgeries and a new hip and everything and i didn't even play varsity at notre dame, for goodness sakes. but the question is is the violence controlled? teddy roosevelt saved the game of football at the beginning of the last century. when things such as the flying wedge were allowed and players died. and to the question was whether they were going to outlaw this game
these young people have so much to give america that we must do that now. mr. chairman, i count myself as part of a friend of this great sport. i am from texas, and boy, are we waited to you but we want our young people to be able to live in a good quality of life, comeback after the nfl and share their stories, fighting against youth violence and unforgiving in touch with both of your offices on this issue. you have been very kind. i yield back. >> thank you. the chair recognizes the...
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the one america has counted on for over 80 years. the kind you can put in any make or model. - get it? - got it. - good. let's go, sparky. - okay. announcer: when it comes to antifreeze... your inner car guy knows only prestone is prestone. - nice. - look here. >> dan: the basketball has been sensational. it's like ground hog's day, every day you wake up, it's perfect. converted hanger made into this basketball facility that seats just over 4,000. this is ant automatic when he's at the line. 4-4 from the free-throw line, and he has 17 tonight. hits the net. just under eight minutes to play. misses, kept alive by smith. oh, nice look. >> dan: prince in the lane, hopson, no good. the rebound for purdue. under seven minutes to go. ill advised pass. off the glass, no good. >> dan: matched up with smith. here's moore. he's got 20. make it 2! >> larry: he looked up and saw chism and his eyes started to sparkle. >> dan: fourth lead of the night for purdue. it's five points and their fans are loving it. >> larry: it will be some good times i
the one america has counted on for over 80 years. the kind you can put in any make or model. - get it? - got it. - good. let's go, sparky. - okay. announcer: when it comes to antifreeze... your inner car guy knows only prestone is prestone. - nice. - look here. >> dan: the basketball has been sensational. it's like ground hog's day, every day you wake up, it's perfect. converted hanger made into this basketball facility that seats just over 4,000. this is ant automatic when he's at the...
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professional football is the most popular sport in america. it is important the league and the players make every effort to make pro football as safe as reasonably possible. the nfl should continue to study the potential long-term effects of head injuries on player health. the league should also study whether equipment improvements or stricter rules enforcement could reduce long-term impacts of head injuries. and of course college and high school officials should do the same. congress should not attempt to influence the upcoming collective bargaining process, the nfl, and its players union are about to undertake. we should also avoid the temptation to legislate in this area. and football, like soccer, and rugby and even basketball and baseball involves contact that can produce injuries. we cannot eliminate regulation without eliminating the games themselves. and the retired player study concludes, the study finds retired players to be in good stead, overall. and their history of physical fitness shows up in lower rates of diabetes and cardiora
professional football is the most popular sport in america. it is important the league and the players make every effort to make pro football as safe as reasonably possible. the nfl should continue to study the potential long-term effects of head injuries on player health. the league should also study whether equipment improvements or stricter rules enforcement could reduce long-term impacts of head injuries. and of course college and high school officials should do the same. congress should...